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Office of Assessment Survey Administration

Calvin Hall• 2 Jefferson St. • Iowa City, IA • 52242 • 319-384-4112

Four-item survey distributed to all students enrolled during Spring 2020, starting on May 12: LEARNING: What was most important for helping you learn in your courses? Please provide 1-2 brief examples of aspects of your courses that were most helpful. GRADING: The university allowed students to choose a PASS/NO PASS grading option in their courses this

• semester. How did having this option affect you?

TRANSITION: Under the circumstances, how would you describe the support you received for managing the transition to virtual instruction? SUGGESTIONS: As you think back over your experiences since moving to virtual instruction, do you have suggestions for ways you could have been better supported to continue learning? Please explain

Office of Assessment Response Rates

Calvin Hall• 2 Jefferson St. • Iowa City, IA • 52242 • 319-384-4112

College

Respondents Population Response rate

Carver College of Medicine 32 1927 1.7% College of Dentistry 44 350 12.6% College of Education 26 589 4.4% College of Engineering 134 1956 6.9% College of Law 72 445 16.2% College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 825 14749 5.6% College of Nursing 29 611 4.7% College of Pharmacy 22 424 5.2% College of Public Health 21 212 9.9% Graduate College 296 4843 6.1% Graduate Management Programs 59 1029 5.7% Tippie College of Business 114 2913 3.9% University College 19 558 3.4% Total: 1693 30606 5.5% Majority 5.8% Minority 5.7% International 4.3% Unknown 3.4% Female 6.4% Male 4.5% Prefer not to answer 9.0% Continuing Gen 5.7% First Generation 5.1% NA 5.5%

Office of Assessment

Calvin Hall• 2 Jefferson St. • Iowa City, IA • 52242 • 319-384-4112

ACE Supplement Preliminary Report

• All students who were enrolled during Spring 2020
• One rating item and three open-text items
• 1700 responses representing a cross-section of all

enrolled students

28.4% 44.9% 6.8% 14.6% 5.4%

Very Good Adequate No opinion Inadequate Extremely inadequate

Under the circumstances, how would you describe the support you received for managing the transition to virtual instruction?

Office of Assessment

Calvin Hall• 2 Jefferson St. • Iowa City, IA • 52242 • 319-384-4112

ACE Supplement Preliminary Report: Identified Themes

Direct Interaction with Faculty Clear Expectations, Regularly Communicated Availability and Responsiveness to Students Demonstrated Concern for Students Recognition of Homework and Exam Challenges Faced by Students Preferred Modes of Instruction

• synchronous vs. asynchronous, faculty-directed vs. entirely student self-directed

Appreciation of Faculty Effort Under Emergency Conditions Student Perceptions: Need for More Instructional Support for Faculty

Office of Assessment

Calvin Hall• 2 Jefferson St. • Iowa City, IA • 52242 • 319-384-4112

ACE Supplement Preliminary Report: Central Observations

For students, there is no substitute for meaningful engagement with faculty. Students highly value interacting with faculty and knowing that their questions and concerns are being heard. Students greatly appreciate input from faculty to guide their learning and to help them assess how well they have understood the course material. Good instructional practices for in-person classes are also important in virtual instruction. Faculty efforts to directly engage with students, communicate clear expectations, and respond to student concerns were highly valued by students. Non-academic challenges faced by students (such as quality of internet access, home conditions, and work schedules) play a significant role in student ability to meet academic responsibilities. Students understood that conditions were far from ideal, and they recognized that some challenges were due to the suddenness of the transition. It is unclear how these expectations might be different in future semesters when faculty members have had more advance notice to plan classes and adapt them as needed for virtual instruction.

Office of Assessment

Calvin Hall• 2 Jefferson St. • Iowa City, IA • 52242 • 319-384-4112

ACE Supplement Preliminary Report: Next Steps

Disseminate Preliminary Report, Student Feedback on Virtual Instruction During the Pandemic Provide each college with de-identified responses for their students

• Compare college responses with campus themes
• Maintain confidentiality and monitor responses for indentifiable individuals
• Focus on the college as the unit of analysis

Further analysis

• Evaluation of learning: tests, homework, and other assessment practices
• Feedback on courses that typically rely on lab, studio, or other types of hands-on learning experiences
• Student perceptions of the P/NP grading policy